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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-24
The Southland.

One after another old prejudices
are exploded. They rarely decay.
Prejudice is a. lasting as a cypress
knee covered with swamp muck.
Ideas conceived and entertained
are transmitted as part OF the
old family estate to the natural
heirs, and many persons WOULD pre-
fer to have grandfather's watch
taken from their pockets than
grandfather's prejudices from their
heads. Some cannot he blamed,
for prcjudices is about all they nave
inherited. Once in a while. how
ever, an CID prejudice is exposed,
and forthwith it is bored and ex-
ploded by the dynamite Of common
sense, to the Infinite amusement OF
all mankind. The old conception
of the Southwest Louisiana was a
swamp, and a Southern swamp at
that-fetid mud, covered with slime
through which ooeed no1ious gases,
tall cypress trees, with their dense
foliage and dismal trailing moss !;
here and there q ridge of land,
where men held a tripartate pos
session with alligstors and vcao.
nous snakes.
The vision of mirage, Of prejn-
dice, fed as men approached the
Southern Creole coastland. The
swamp vanished, and they beheld q
beautiful, rolling prairie, inviting
the most joyous homes and the
highest civilization. The horrid
'Ries. the countless swarms Of mos
quitoa, tue sursy. crafty alligator,
aud the posing, deadly snakes fed
with the mythical swamp. Men
came and stood upon the border
of this lovely prairie, ard discussed
the magni6cen: panorama spread
out before them. One said: "IhIs
is the very Garden of Eden, but |
am told that miasma turks ander
every rose, that it floats upon every
zephyr ; it.is filtered through every
draught Of wafer, and spreads its
balcful influence with every dew
u am proof against miasma," said
another "hut ] come from the
frozen North, and l Am told that the
|aeat is 80 intense at mid day that
all work is suspended, that springs
boil, that vegetation is destroyed.
and that it is only suitable as oil
abode for the dusky sons Of Ham,
Il am told" i%nterposed q third,
that the climate is exceedingly
enervating ; that they lose all force
of character, and become so indo.
lent that they refuse TO eat, and
die Of exhaustion /; hence the alb
se,ce Of aged men," However, a
few of the more daring ventured.
They suvived-others came-soon
it was found that the climate pos.
sessed healing power the dyspep'
tic could eat. the rheumatic could
walk. the paralytic gained vieor
troublesome eatarrh and enfeeb.
ling nerve diseases vanished. Elk
perieuce taught that the intense
heat was a myth. and the dreaded
summer was soon more delightful
than the winter.
The most healthlNl and vitaliz
ing breath that ever inflated the
lungs Of mortals floats over the
warm, saline waters of the Gulf,
Water absorbs every atom Of
miasna, and salt destroys the
insidisue bacteria, or germ disease
Across these prairies floats this
pure air from the Gulf, a constan,
zephyr, cooling the atmosphere to
o comfortable heat and 6ll;ng the
human body with the perfect in
toxication Of joyous heal,n- Age
steals on one like a glorious evening
and death is but a passing shadow
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-24
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
Proposed Kew States.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Representative
Springer says he intends TO secure. if pos
sible, the passage by the present Congress
OF his bill to provide an enabling act for the
admission into the Union OF Dakota, Ion
tana- New Mexico and Washington Terri
tories He says it Will probably not be pos
sible to get the Committee on Territories to
report on the bill, but that he will try To
have it substituted by the House for some
other Ter ritoriai admission bill when the
latter comes up for consideration He
thir Ks the idea Of admitting all at once will
prevent opposition on party grounds, as
they would De equally divided politically.
Tho n Sizes VIII haze no voice in the
election in 1885.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

Serious DIsancctfon in PennsyIvania-Fifty
Thousand Members Threaten to Secede.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-Unless word is
received from the general executive board
of the Knights of Labor today granting tho
demands of the assemblies of the machine
contractors for a Local trades charter, near
ly 1000 Knights in this city, and thousands
in other parts of the country, will withdraw
from the order. Twenty-one assemblies
throughout the country notified the general
executive board that unless the trades
charter is granted they will leave the order,
and most of those in this city have given
notice that unless the demand is acceded to
to-day they will withdraw. The machinists
claim that it is right under the constitution of
the order that they shall be allowed to di
rect the business pertaining to their own
interests. Three members Of tho general
committee are in favor OF granting these
demands, but Mr. Powderly, with major
ity of the board, is opposed to the scheme,
and it is not likely any word will be re-
ceived by the dissatisfied assemblies to-day.
Some machinist assemblies have decided TO
wait until the first of the year, and If a
national charter is not granted by that time
they will follow the lead of the Philndoh
phia assemblies, and over $1,000 knights
will sever their relations with the order.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
PREACHER STRIKES BACK.

Rev. Messaros Relates How Mrs. CouIston
Forced Herself on Him and Attempted
BIackmail.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-In the trial OF
the Rev. Waldo Messaros, charged by Mrs.
Coulston with criminal assault, the defend
ant testified in his own behalf yesterday.
He declared that it was a case of conspira-
cy; that Mrs. Coulston had forced her at
tentiOns upon him ever since she had been
a member of his church; that she alleged
that her husband had made her conspire
against another woman, and ON different
occasions had said to him that her husband
was a thief, a forger and q liar;
that Coulston desired letter of with
drawal from the church and that Mrs.
Coulston had importuned the witness &c
grant it, which he, accepting her version
of her husbands character, had refused &c
give; that the day of the alleged assault
he went to Coulston's at Mrs. Coulston'S re-
quest to have a final talk about the letter:
that he again refused 10 grant it, where
upon Mrs. Coulston suddenly threw her
arms around him and called for her hus-
band that simultaneously he and several
others rushed into the room, overpowered
him and handed him over to the police, and
that they by their rough handling broke
several buttons from his vest and otherwise
disarranged his clothing. He emphatically
denied the allegation of assault.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
DYNAMITE AGAIN.
The San Francisco Street Car Strike Again
brings Dynamite to the Front.

The San Francisco Street Car Strike Again
Brings Dynamite to the Front.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 29.-On the Geary
street cable line yesterday an oiler, who
descended into man-hole in the course OF
1is duties on the road, near Van Ness av-
enue, found two dynamite cartridges, with
fuse attachSl, in the tunnel through which
The cable runs under the track. Further
search was made and two more of these dc
structiye agents were found 1t is believed
that the cartridges were placed in the tun-
mel on Sunday night in readiness to be ex-
ploded Monday morning, when the assault
was made on the employees OF the road, and
that the presence of the police and the de-
termined fight they made prevented a con-
summation of the dastardly scheme. The
amount of dynamite secreted under the
track was sufficient not only to blow up the
road bed and any car which might have
been over II, but would have caused i'm
mense damage to property in the vicinity.
The matter has been placed in the hands OF
the authorities.
A conference was recently held between
the representatives of the railroad compa-
MES on one side and Mayor Bartlett and
the police commissioners on the other. The
commissioners pointed out the heavy cost
entailed on the city in protecting the roads,
the unprotected condition of a large part OF
the city, and the heavy duties imposed upon
the police by the present condition of
things. Mayor Bartlett suggested that
some compromise be effected through
joint committee of arbitration. The street
car representatives, however, refused to
agree to any outside interference TO bring
about compromise, and the conference adj
journed without Accomplishing any thing.
1t is estimated that the loss to the roads as
they are now operated is 500 day to the
Suffer street and $500 day to the Geary
street, and it is stated that both companies
will bring suit against the city for recovery
of the amount.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06

MI.LE. MARIE DE MAcMAHoS, daughter OF
Marshal and ex-President MacMahon, was
married at Paris recently TO Prince Belvan.
Prince Murat was present at the ceremony
- representative of ex-Emprcss Eugene.
PRIVATE advices from London report the
final conversion og the Mexican debt into
new consolidated bonds.
BCRCHARD A. HAYES, eldest son OF cx-
President Hayes, was married to a Miss
Mary Sherman, daughter OF wealthy
farmer, at Rorwaik, o., recently.
A REPORT has reached Nogales, A. T.,
that Mexic;an troops and revolutionists have
had a terrible fight in Sinaloa. Mexico, and
many were killed on both sides.
MICHAEL DAvITT was united in marriage
90 Miss Mamie Eore, aG Oakland, Cul.. on
the 30th.
HALF of the town OF Marlboro, Nd, was
destroyed by fire recently.
THE Nicholasville (Ky.) opera house
burned recently. Loss. $4,000.
IT is estimated that 200 persons lost their
lives in Southern Germany during the great
snowstorm that prevailed in Europe the
latter part of December.
y THREE per cent. dividend OF the capital
stock Of the Canadian Pacific railroad will
be payable in London on February Il. 1887
GENEFA AL w w LOEING, paSha, formerly
of the United States army and also of the
Confederate army and later commander of
Loring's corps in the Egyptian army. died
OF pneumonia at New York on the Both.
The Rail'cag Age says: During the last
year 500 miles of new main line of rail
way track have been briit in the United
States. Kansas leads the country with the
surprising amount of ! $50 miles lac pres
ent indications are that the ear 1857 will
show even greater activity.
FAVE persons We're killed and a nunoer
of firemen were injured recently at u fire
which destroyed large BLOCK Of buildings
i'll Lisbon, Portugal.
WHILE Nick Reinmeyer and Henry Eager,
laborers employed in j. tl,Gter q Sous
West Side iron mill. at Pittsburgh IA
were removing a tap from one OF the
heating furnaces, it came IN contact with
followed, blowing both men :.cto>~ ne
street Reinmeyer was allIeu and Eager
fatally burned
THE dedication OF the Michigan Soldiers
Home at Grand Rapids took place on ri4e
Both.
THERE was lively scene II the lower
board of the City Council at Louisville.
KY, the other night. During ali animated
discussion Vsnt Bradas. member from .he
First Ward, called DIR. Carey Blackburn,
president of the board liar. Or Black
burn smacked Bradas, striking him three
or four blows with his fist DR.. blackburn
Is the son of Ex-Governor Blackburn and
Mr. Bradas wholesale merchant
THE Highland Town AID Point Breeze
street railroad, Baltimore, has been pur.
chased by syndicate OF Philadelphia, in
Guiding William Wharton Jr, William z.
Wister, Edward Samuel and Fcancls Hazel
hurst.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
RIVER STEAMERS BURNED.
The City OF Natchez and the X. s. Hayes
Burned-Barges Also Burned-The Lose
100000.

The City OF Natchez and the X. s. Hayes
Burned-Barges Also Burned-The Lo6q
SI,OOO,OOO.
CAIRO, Ill, oDec. 2S.-Fire at six O'Clock
this morning destroyed the Mississippi Val
ley transportation steamer r. S. Hayes and
four barges and the Anchor line steamer
City of Natchez, while lying at the bank.
The fire is supposed to have originated in
the aft cabin OF the steamer Hayes. soon en-
veloping the whole boat and burning her to
the waters edge. The fire spread to the
City of Natchez, lying just below the
Hayes, and in few moments she too was a
mass of flames. The barges alongside the
Hayes, loaded with cotton, soda ash and
sundries, also took fire and were completely
destroyed. Nothing but the wreck Of the
burned bulls remains. The City Of
Natchez was built 1T Jefferscnville three
years ago, and valued at one hundred
thousand dollars. She was one of the
finest boats on the Mississippi. The Hayes
was built by the Valley Company about
five years ago and was valued at about So
900. The loss of the Valley Company's
barges and contents viii make the loss
reach about million dollars. The insur-
2nce is not known.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
Notes..

Cut out the lower limbs from the ever
green trees if too thick Trim the hedges
and get them in shape. This is the season
for doing all such work
Kerosene will cure scaly legs on fowls.
Anoint the legs once a week with l,ero5ene
ior three or four weeks and the legs will
become perfectly clean
Farmers and dairymen must not place too
much reliance in the oleomargarine law
raising the pr1ce OF butter. If better prices
are TO lie had they are for good butter
alone, for the day when carelessly made
and badly kept butter will sell at a paying
price is gone.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
FARM NOTES.

"Don't try to keep your house 50 clesn,i
says clever writer, ''or else stepmothe0
will bring up your children" This Simple
but strong prescription of the matter throws
a food of light upon it. 1t intimates that a
housekeeper has duties besides keeping
house, and paramount to that one.
A new mode OF Smelling corn by passing
stalks and all through an ordinary thresh-
ing machine is said to work most satisfac-
torily. The shelled corn is delivered clear
as is other grains, the stalks are broken
and shredded, to the amount of ten acres
per day, and where the crop is good average
the corn may be shclled at a cost OF four
cents per bushel.
Nebraska was the pioneer in teaching the
people of the treeless West practical les
son in forestry. Her Arbor Day is rapidly
becoming National custom. Following
Nebraska's lead, hundreds of thousands of
trees are annually planted ia various States
in this broad country of ours on Arbor
Days. School children are taught the les
son that waste must be replenished OF that
want is certain to follow.
F. 4. Schermerhorn set out an orchard of
1,5o0 trees last spring and he will have to
replant about 400 next spring. He has dug
the holes for them and says it pays big to
do it, the ground becomes thoroughly
pulverized that lies next TO tho trees-and
the surface Of the ground washing In leaves
a rich deposit to help the tree in its start
for life. He now has forty acres set in or
chard.-Nanhattan (Kan.) RepubHc.
AS the long winter evenings are upon us
how much may be dore to make home at
tractve. Women who have sons to rear
and dread the demoralizing influences of
bad associates, ought to understand the ma
ture of young manhood. 1t is excessively
restless. Invent occupations for your sons
Stimulate their ambitions in worthy oirec-
tions. While you make home their delight,
fill them with higher purposes than mere
pleasure. Believe it possible that with ex-
ertion and right means, mother may have
more control over the destiny of her bows
than any other influence whatever
Warm drinks tend TO produce milk The
same amount of grain, fed in q warm. thin
cruel will produce more milk and butter OF
richer quality than when used dry, and
some advocate the steaming of hay and
other food. Cutting food for horses and
cattle is recommended by all who have
tried it, as giving an economical control
over the supply, security against waste.
and the facility of mixing different kinds
OF foos in such proportions as may be found
best. Corn stalks, coarse hay and straw
may be fed TO great advantage Corn stalks
well cured are thus made worth as much as
the best hay, and one or two quarts of meal
will make bushel of cut straw equal to
hay. Roots in this case are desirable as an
appetizer and 10 prevent constipation. ana
may take the place of grain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
Staohinc and shnntinr

WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 29-At Copper.
ton, Christmas night, a'feud broke out be-
tween the Hall and Gilbert factions during
a dance. terrible amount of shooting
and stabbing took place, and when the
sherih's posse restored order they found
George Gilbert dead, with six pistol shots
in his body; Eliza Gilbert, killed by a pistol
shot; John Lane, with his throat cut and
dead; Willis Hall, stabbed fatally in the
abdomen, and John Montgomery. horribly
and fatally cut across the shoulders and
breast. a number of others were serious "
wounded, one by the officers in attempting
to escape.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
Congressman Reid.

wAsHISGroS, Dec. 24-The North Caro-
lima friends of Congressman Reid have
.1andoned all hopes of his returning to his
duties in Washington. One of his colleagues
in the House is authority for the statement
that he does not intend TO return TO the
United States. The same man said that
probably petition would soon be received
by the House from the people OF Mr.. keid's
district, asking that his seat be declared
vacant Mail addressed to Mr.. Reid is re-
ceived at the post-off3ce daily and is taken
therefrom by mis- brother, clerk in orc OF
the departments, who refuses to disclose
where the missing Congressman is.
Span VII establish colony OF the Z en-
r;,,o,- Mast <rica
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
THE WORLD At LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WAsHINGPoN NOrEs.


THE Comptroller of the Currency has de-
clared a fifth dividend of ten per cent. in
favor of the creditors of the Pacific Ma
tional Bank of Boston. This makes in all
thirty per cent. paid on claims proved,
amounting to 8, 800, 40.
SPEAKER CARLISLE has filed his answer
to George 81. Thobe's notice of contest of
his election to the Fiftieth Congress. He
denies all of Thobes allegations.
THE Indian Commission has made an
agreement with the Indians at BSrthold to
surrender all their reservation except a
portion thi<ty-fve miles square and take
lands in Minnesota
REPRESENTATIVE SPRINGER says he in
tends to secure, if possible, the passage by
the present Congress of his bill t6provide
an enabling act for the admission into the
Union OF Dakota, Montana, New Mexico
and Washington Territories. The new
States would have no voice in the Presi-
dental election of 1888.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has issued
the 145th call for the redemption of bonds.
1t is for S10,000OO0 of the three pen cent.
loan Of 1889
ONLY thirty-fve applications from as
many cities had been received at the Post
Office Department ON the 2Sth for the free
delivery system in cities entitled to the
same under the recent law of Congress.
Unless application is made by the cities en-
titled to it the service will not be estab-
ished.
SECRETARY WHITNEY is ready to receive
applications for superintendent of the
new gun factory at the Washington rdvy
ward.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
GENERAL.

IT is rumored that Count Tolstoi will sue
coed NJ. de Giers as Russian Minister of
Foreign Affairs.
IT is denied in Vienna that Germany and
Russia have reached an agreement concern
ing Bulgaria.
THE Secretary of State has information
that two firms in Hong Kong, viz, Gin
Tung Hi and Wing King Tung Kit, are
largely engaged in selling certificates to
land Chinese in this country, and that they
smuggle females through American ports
for Immoral purposes.
GLADSTONE celebrated his seventy
seventh birthday on the 29th. He attended
church in the morning and W. dci...ed
withGeongratulations all day.